Decorative display and method of making the same



Aug. 9, 1938. 1 BARTELSTONE DECORATIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF-MAKING THE SAME 2 Sheets-Shut 1 Filed June 26, 1955 [RV/N6 BARTELSTONE Aug. 9,-1938.

l. BARTELSTONE DECORATIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filedjune 26, 1955 2 Slieets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 9, 19.33

DECORATIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Irving Bartelstone, Philadelphia, Pa, assignor to Abraham L. Krakovitz and Samuel Krakovitz, both of Philadelphia, "Pa and Fred Krakovitz,

Drexel Hill, Pa.

Application June 26, 1935, Serial No. 28,532

' 8Claims.

This invention relates to decorative displays adapted for use as signs, as a decorative portion of a store front or building, or as an ornament, and has for its object the production of a new and improved article of this type, and the evolution of a new and improved method of making the same.

Metallic decorative displays now in use as signs and for other decorative or display purposes are open to the objection that they must be cleaned and polished continually otherwise they tarnish. Further, they are comparatively expensive, It is an object of this invention to produce an article which can be used for decorative display purposes but which will be free from the defects herein mentioned.

Another object of this invention. is to produce a display having metal foil or the equivalent as one of its components the color of which will be some color other than the color of the metal foil used.

. Further, transparent or translucent interchangeable letters now in use in signs (such as motion picture display signs), the reading matter of which is changed periodically are brittle and will crack or break when dropped or even roughly handled. It is an object of this invention to produce transparent or translucent letters for use in signs wherein the tendency to crack or break when dropped or handled will be reduced to a minimum. 1

Another object of this invention is to make a sign which will appear to be set in a certain specific background such as stone, wood, metal, etc.

I attain the above objects by first treating a surface of a piece of glass to imitate the metaLstone, wood, or whatever material one may desire to have as a background'ior the decorative display or sign or of which the ornament or decoration is to form an integral part, then covering the said treated surface with a suitable stencil, then cutting the desired outline in the said stencil, then removing that portion of the stencil and the material imitating layer included within the borders of the said design and forming the said design in the glass, then removing the remainder of the said stencil, then inlaying the said design in the glass with some material which will be of the color desired for the sign or ornamental ensemble, and then attaching a backer of nonshatter-' able material to the said ensemble.

Where a transparent or translucent sign is desired, I proceed as above outlined omitting the inlaying step. I then cover the nonshatterable backer with a stencil, then I cut out the letter formed in the glass, then I remove the stencil covering the letter, and then I remove the backer portion within the boundaries of the letter.

The article which accomplishes my object con- 5 sists of a glass treated to imitate some desired background, a.portion of which has been cut-to form the design desired, the said design having been inlayed with metallic foil or equivalent. The

glass and inlay are covered by a backer of com- 10 paratively nonshatterable matter such as Celotex which is united thereto by a suitable aste.

My nonshatterable letter consists of a glass treated as above, or untreated, which has attached thereto by means of a suitable cement a backer of 15 nonshatterable material such as Celotex. The backer has been cut out to form the desired letter. This letter is also preferably formed in the glass.

I will now describe the articles which are shown 20 in the drawings which form a part hereof and which illustrate some of the many novel forms which my new method can produce and which my new article may assume.

Figures 1 to 11 inclusive are diagrammatic 25 representations showing successive steps in the preparation of an inlayed sign made according to with certain of the steps shown in Figures 1 to 11 in the course of producing a non-shatterable letter. 1

Referring more particularly to the drawings 35 wherein similar reference numerals denote similar parts, my novel article is a laminated slab consisting of a glass layer l, a layer of material imitating material 2, a layer of shellac or varnish 3, a. layer of adhesive 4, a layer ofmetallic foil 5, 40 a layer of cement 6 and a backer layer I.

The glass may be of any type or color glass desired. Although it is generally necessary to use a transparent glass in order to produce a product which simulates in color a particular ma- 4 terial such as marble, wood, metal, etc., yet it is also possible to utilize opaque and translucent metal or particles are of the color, or colors, neces-' sary arranged in the positions necessary to properly imitate the appearance of the material being simulated or replaced.

The adhesive used may be any adhesive now in general use or which may hereafter come into use which will eflectively unite the comparatively nonshatterable backer to the surface of the glass which has thereon the material imitating layer. Among some of the commercial adhesives which I have Successfully employed for this purpose are:

Major Cement made by the Major Cement Com- Conoord's Carrara Mint made by Concord Paint 00., 421 Hunts Point Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Casein glues dissolved in water;

Pecora National Suction Cement made by the Pecora Paint C0,, Inc., 4th and Sedgley Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

E. C. W. Vitro Mastic #3 made by Ewald- Christie-Wymond 00., Louisville, Ky.

The material simulating material may also be adhesive in character in which case the adhesive layer becomes a component part of the material imitating layer.

The backer layer may be of any comparatively nonshatterable material of suflicient strength and stiffness to carry the weight of the glass attached thereto without bending or buckling. I prefer to use wood or wood substitutes such as Celotex or masonite for this purpose. This is because these elements are non-conductors. They, therefore, prevent cracking of the glass which might otherwise occur as a result of relative expansion due to natural heat changes if the glass contacted some relatively good conducting material.

Although the surface of the glass to which the material imitating layer is to be attached may be smooth or untreated, I prefer to use a piece of glass which has a roughened surface. This makes for better adherence by the material imitating layer to the glass. If a surface of the glass at hand has not been roughened, I roughen the same by etching with acid or by abrading with either sand or other suitable abrasive in the manner well known in the art.

That surface of the glass which has been etched or roughened usually becomes translucent. Before using the same as a component in the production of my article, I restore its transparency by washing the same with a sizing of varnish or commercial lacquers such as Schracks lacquer made by Schrack Lacquer Company or Duco clear lacquers made by'the Dupont Company.

I produce my novel article shown in Figure 11 as follows:

I apply the material imitating layer 2 to the surface (which may or may not have been roughened) of the glass I by spraying paint through a gun H as shown in Figure 1. Then I cover the material imitating layer with a stencil 8, as shown in Figure 2. Then I cut the outline 9 of the desired design in the stencil 8 by means of a suitable tool l5 as shown in Figure 3. Then I remove the cut portion ll of the design included between its borders 9 by pulling on an end I! as shown in Figure 4. Then I cut the design in the glass by abrading by means of a suitable gun I 6 as shown in Figure 5. (It is believed to be obvious that the act of abrading also removes the layer of material imitating layer which overlies the design portion of the glass.) Then I remove the stencil 8 by pulling at an end lflas shown in Figure 6. Then I spray the design portion l3 etched in the glass with a suitable transparent lacquer 3 by means of a gun IT. (This lacquer may be of any color desired and has two functions: a. It serves to render transparent the glass surface which had been rendered translucent by abrading. b. The color selected is such that when combined with the colorof the foil it will give some ultimate color desired other than that of the foil. This makes it possible for me to use metal foil and at the same time secure color effects impossible with the metal per se.) I then apply a layer of paste 4 upon the material imitating layer 2 and position the metallic foil upon the paste layer as shown in Figure 8. Then I roll the metallic foil by means of a suitable roller l8 until a portion enters into and takes the form of the design as shown in Figure 9. Then I apply a layer of suitable paste 6 upon the foil 5 as shown in Figure 10.. and then apply the backer layer 1 as shown in Figure 11 thus completing the product. When I make nonshatterable .translucent or transparent letters, I take the steps shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, then I apply paste 6' upon the material imitating layer 2' and place the non-shatterable backer I on the said paste as shown in Figure 12. Then I cover the backer l with a stencil 8' as shown in Figure 13, cut the outline 9' of the letter desired in the backer I by means of a suitable tool l5 as shown'in Figure 14. Then I remove the portion ll' of the letter between its borders by pulling on the ends I2 as shown in Figure 15. Then I remove the portion of the backer 1' between the boundaries of the letter by abrading as shown in Figure 16. Then I remove the stencil 8 by pulling on an edge III as shown in Figure 17. Then if a transparent letter is desired I spray the letter portion I 3 with transparent shellac or varnish 3' as 1 shown in Figure 18, thus securing the product shown in Figure 19. If a translucent letter is desired this step may be omitted. If a translucent letter of a certain color is desired, then a letter may be sprayed with a pigment of the color desired by means of a suitable gun [8 as shown in Figure 20 to produce the article shown in Figure 21.

The above disclosure is to be understood as being for the purpose of illustration only and not for the purpose of limitation since many changes may be made in the disclosure here shown without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as 7 new and useful is: I

1. The method of making a nonshatterable decorative article which consists in placing a layer of material imitating material upon a. surface of a piece of glass, in covering the said material imitating layer with a stencil, in cutting a design in said stencil, in removing that portion of the stencil within the boundaries of the design, in removing the material imitating layer within the boundaries of the design and forming the said design in the glass, in removing the stencil, in aflixing a layer of foil over the said material imitating layer and indenting that portion of the same overlying the design into the said design and causing the same to assume the outline of the design, and in aflixing a layer of nonshatterable material upon the said foil.

2. The method of making a nonshatterable 75 decorative article which consists in placing a layer of material imitating material upon a surface of a piece of glass. in covering the said material imitating layer with a stencil, in cutting a of the design, and in amxing a layer of nonshatterable material upon the said foil.

3. An article of manufacture consisting of a i laminated body consisting of a layer of brittle, transparent material having a, design formed therein, a layer of material imitating material atfixed to'the entire surface of the said brittle material. with the exception of that portion of the said surface covered by the said design, a layer of foil red to the entire surface of the said material imitating layer and positioned so as to cover and conform with the surface of the said design, and a hacker layer of comparatively nonshatterable material ii to the said foil.

4. A laminated slab designed for ornamental use consisting of a glass layer having a design formed therein, a material imitating layer covering the entire portion of one of the surfaces of thesaid glass except that portion of the said surface cov-- ered by the said design, a layer of transparent colored lacquer covering the said design. a piece of foil amxed to the said design and conforming with its surface contour, and a layer of nonshatterahle material covering the said foil and me.-

terial imitating layer.

5..i'he method of making a decorative article which consists in placing a layer of material so tating material upon a surface of a piece of glass, in covering the said material imitating layer with a stencil, in cutting a design in said stencil, in removing the material imitating layer within the boundaries of the design and forming the said design in the glass, in removing the stencil, in af- Iii w a layer of fell over the said material imitating layer and indenting that portion of the same overlyingthe design into the said design and causing the same to assume the outline of the design, and in attaching at least a portion of said foil to said material imitating layer.

6. The method of making a decorative article which consists in placing a layer of material imitating material upon a. surface of a piece of glass, in covering the said material imitating layer with a stencil, in cutting a design in said stencil, in removing that portlon of the stencil within the boundaries of the design, in removing the material imitating layer within the boundaries of the design and forming the said design in the glass, in

removing the stencil, in afllxing a layer offoil over the said material imitating layer and indenting that portion of the same overlying the design into the said design and causing the same to assume the outline of the design, in attaching at least a portion of said foil to said material imitating layer, and in amxing a covering layer upon said foil.

7. An article of manufacture consisting of a laminated body consisting of a layer of brittle,

transparent material having a design formed therein; a layer of material imitating material amxed to the entire surface of one of the faces of the said brittle material with the exception of that portion of the said surface covered by the said design, a layer of foil positioned so as to cover and conform with the surface of the said design, means attaching at least a portion of said foil to said material imitating layer and a hacker layer affixed to the said foil.

8. A laminated slab designed for ornamental use consisting of a glass layer having a design formed therein, a material imitating layer covering the entire portion of one of the surfaces of the said glass except that portion of the said surface covered by the said design, a layer of transparent colored lacquer covering the said design, a piece of foil amxed tov the said design and conforming with its surface contour, means attaching at least a portion of said foil to said material imitating layer, and a layer of nonshatterahle material covering the said foil and material imitating layer.

IRVING TEIBTONE. 

